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  • A gathering of many different animals with a large walled classical Italian-style garden behind and a banner bearing the book title above. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.
  • People causing a nuisance by smoking in the street. Coloured etching by H. Heath, 1827.
  • A chained monkey being bombarded by a flock of crows as people arrive on it's land. Engraving by R Brandard, ca 1835, after W Daniell.
  • A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving after D. Teniers the younger.
  • A monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Process print after J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Monkeys representing human beings in a tooth-drawer's surgery. Lithograph by L. Haghe after E. Bristow, 1828.
  • Monkeys gather tea leaves for a Chinese man waiting with a bowl. Coloured etching by A. Freschi, c. 1812.
  • Paradise lost : break the chain / BUAV.
  • A young physician stirring a medicinal mixture for a female patient, the patient's mother reassures her, a urine flask is on the table. Engraving by A. Romanet after G. Ter Borch the younger.
  • Thirteen different mammals ranging from apes, rodents and marsupials to a whale. Coloured lithograph.
  • A travelling tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious patient. Engraving by G. Volpato after F. Maggiotto.
  • A tea plantation in China: monkeys gather tea leaves for men with baskets. Coloured aquatint, early 19th century.
  • Last appearance but two of Mr. & Mrs. Yates : last appearance but four of Monsieur Bihin the celebrated Belgian giant, the tallest and handsomest man in the world, and also of the original troupe of Parisian monkeys! / Theatre Royal, Dublin.
  • An autopsy on an investor in the Dutch speculation boom of 1720 reveals that he had died of an excess of air, representing lack of value in the shares. Etching, 1720.
  • People causing a nuisance by smoking in the street. Coloured etching by H. Heath, 1827.
  • Hans Buling (?), an itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares with the aid of a monkey and a performer dressed as Harlequin. Engraving.
  • Philip Thicknesse writing at a table, surrounded by demonic apparitions representing aspects of his life. Aquatint by J. Gillray after himself, 1790.
  • A monkey barber-surgeon's establishment. Oil painting after David Teniers the younger.
  • A monkey barber-surgeon's establishment. Oil painting after David Teniers the younger.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares to a small group of country people. Engraving by W. French after G. Dou.
  • Hot Springs, Mtagata, Central Africa: H.M. Stanley observing the therapeutic powers of the hot springs. Wood engraving, 1878.
  • Three seated monkeys: one hiding his eyes, one with his hands over his mouth, and the other hiding his genitals with another monkey scratching his head in bemusement below; with the message in French: 'We die. What do you do?'; an advertisement for an event on Saturday 27 November [in Geneva] to commemorate World AIDS Day featuring a rock concert entitled 'Rock against AIDS'; sponsored by Dialogan, Groupe SIDA Géneve, PVA Géneve and the AIDS Ministry. Colour lithograph.
  • Hans Buling (?), an itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares with the aid of a monkey and a performer dressed as Harlequin. Engraving.
  • Two monkeys on a branch. Watercolour.
  • A monkey barber's shop. Engraving after P. van der Borcht.
  • An monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers II.
  • Hanuman. Gouache drawing.
  • Debauched monkeys revelling in a dingy tavern as two have a boxing match. Coloured lithograph by T. Fairland after E. Bristow.
  • Hanuman defeating demons in Sri Lanka while Sita sits under a tree; Bhima killing Jarasamdha watched by Krishna. Transfer lithograph.
  • Hanuman kneeling with tail encircling Rama and Sita in bed, while several monkeys circle around Ravana. Gouache drawing.